Rebirth Of The Noble Mage Behind The Scenes
Chapter 158 Setting Sail

Chapter 158: Chapter 158 Setting Sail

On the Black Ship, Anvis stood on the surface of the deck, watching the golden coastline of the Yar Continent quickly receding into the distance, his gaze uncertain.

The huge sails billowed, and the twin rows of black, strange oars moved lightly and powerfully, propelling the ship deeper into the Mist Sea.

The temporary residence for these outsiders was on the topmost level of the cabin.

Of course, it came at a cost—each person had to pay a hundred Gold Coins, no boarding without payment.

Anvis didn’t particularly like the strange smell in the cabin, which seemed to be a mixture of rotted fish, stinky socks, and decomposed garlic that had been left for several months.

His family’s Guard, Jom, stood diagonally behind him, seemingly looking at the deck scenery as well.

Previously, Anvis had asked Jom to use his spiritual power to thoroughly inspect the ship.

The detection feedback showed that although its appearance was somewhat strange, the ship itself had no problems, and the crew were just ordinary islanders.

However, an unexpected surprise was uncovered from the detection of the outsiders.

The blonde Half-Elf girl Claire was also on this ship!

It was obvious that she had disguised herself, her stature slightly heightened, clad in a grey cloak, and her appearance transformed into that of a brown-haired, frail-looking young man.

But under the scan of Eighth Rank spiritual power, these disguises were completely futile.

Upon learning of the girl’s presence, Anvis understood why the airship had suddenly encountered a flock of Grey Wing Terror Birds and why after disembarking, his own fate feedback had inexplicably increased.

Clearly, he had once again been unwittingly wrapped up by Claire’s Explorer aura, becoming a companion in a race against tigers.

However, fortunately, he currently had his Eighth Rank Guard, Jom, who could manually take down a tiger.

To tell the truth, when he saw Claire, Anvis knew that his trip to the little island was probably not going to be peaceful.

She held the combined Professions of Mysterious Scholar/Ruins Scholar/Explorer, and had disguised her Identity to investigate a nameless cursed island.

If nothing happened, it would be a disservice to her Profession and aura.

After arriving on the island, he must stay far away from her.

.........

On the other side of the Black Ship, Claire, disguised as a frail young man, felt some trepidation about her journey ahead.

Unlike most others, her purpose for boarding this Black Ship was not for gems or Harmonizing Agents, but to solve her own peculiar Trait.

For some reason, her presence always seemed to bring misfortune to those around her.

The girl’s origin was a mystery; on a night without stars, she, as a newborn, was abandoned at an orphanage, where she was raised until at the age of five, she was adopted by a Baron.

But half a year after the Baron adopted her, his estate was engulfed in flames.

An old Mage attracted by the blaze found her hiding in the Baron’s room, unconscious from the high temperatures.

It was a peculiar scene; the fierce flames had devoured the entire estate, everything was disfigured by the fire, except the Baron’s room remained intact.

The walls of the room were only slightly blackened, and the interior was no different than before the fire, except for the increased temperature.

After a thorough inspection of the Baron’s room, the Mage concluded that the material of the room’s walls was no different from the other rooms, all being cedar wood and stone.

The Mage instinctively noticed her extraordinary nature, so he took her as his student and began to educate her.

He soon discovered that the girl had an exceptionally unique talent for Mystical School-related content.

Before entering Pamir Academy, the old Mage who adopted her encountered trouble. At the same time, he also noticed the girl’s peculiar Trait.

Having spent a tremendous amount of energy and resources, the Mage resolved the trouble and made a decision to send the girl to Pamir Academy to continue her studies, meanwhile informing her of the issues he had discovered about her.

Due to her trait that would bring misfortune to those around her, the girl was always very careful to keep her emotions in check and to avoid getting too close to anyone at the academy.

Previously, after fully deciphering the ancient slab borrowed from the Mysterious Great Library.

Claire discovered that the slab contained an ancient prayer. And within the cryptic fragments of the prayer, it described a Nameless islet deep within the Mist Sea.

For some reason, she suddenly felt that she needed to go there.

.........

Blue Star.

Even though there were only seven days between the closed beta and the open beta, Jiang Heng felt that these seven days passed exceptionally slow.

Without "Mysterious Era" to play, he could only surf the gaming forums, order from five-star hotels, and chat with his cat to maintain a semblance of life in his spacious home.

But finally, these seven days were coming to an end.

In the last hour before the official server launch, Jiang Heng habitually refreshed the forum.

Then, he suddenly saw that the game’s official had just pinned a new progress report.

"What’s the update?"

Curious, Jiang Heng clicked on it and immediately saw the familiar official game announcement style.

[Dear warriors:]

[After receiving your feedback, our technical staff worked overnight to perform a comprehensive upgrade to the game system!]

"Oh—"

Jiang Heng nodded.

"Game designers and temps worked through the night to introduce more scamming mechanisms to milk players!"

[Fixed a multitude of bugs, and added even more brand-new game features!]

"Fixed a handful of bugs, and introduced a multitude of new bugs!"

[Added a title and achievement system to the game. Some rare titles can enhance players’ attributes. Warriors, please explore for more details on your own.]

"Stabbing an eagle in mid-flight without being noticed, not getting a single empty hook while fishing, sliding tackle that feeds five tigers at once, embrace the impossible."

[We are currently working hard to explore more gameplay, so stay tuned.]

"The game content is currently half-finished, a new content folder is already under construction, please don’t worry about it."

[The open beta will start today at noon, at 12:00. We sincerely look forward to your arrival.

—— "Mysterious Era" Game Official. 20xx, x month, xx day, 00:00.]

After adeptly deciphering the announcement, Jiang Heng closed the announcement.

Having experienced a 15-day closed beta, and with many popular figures confirming its immersive experience in person, "Mysterious Era" swept the field and became the most anticipated game.

Following the end of the closed beta, the first generation of Virtual Helmets went on sale on the official website. With a price of only 198 Gold Coins, you could choose from twenty-six colors.

They had to be purchased using a personal identity card, with a limit of one helmet per card per person.

Jiang Heng found it hard to imagine that something as sci-fi as a Virtual Helmet could be sold so cheaply!

Now, seven days later, the official website boasted sales of several million units! And this was before the game even officially launched!

Of course, over the past few days, there were also people who tried to study the principles behind the virtual gaming helmet.